The Audi Q6 e-tron’s new E3 electronics architecture allows the vehicle to integrate into the customer’s personal digital devices by offering a constantly updating personal infotainment and connectivity experience.
Use cases include automatic braking when driving or reversing, convenience functions such as adaptive cruise control, active lane changing, park assist functions and automated driving on freeways, extra-urban roads...
The Toyota Research Institute claims the technology has the potential to reduce the number of iterations needed to reconcile design and engineering challenges.
Both the Volkswagen and Audi brands announce new commercial partnerships with Chinese automotive giants Xpeng and SAIC in a bid to expand their e-mobility sales in China’s huge domestic market.
One area of concern is the fall in profit margins of BEVs versus Volvo’s internal-combustion vehicles: down to just 3% compared to 21% for the ICE cars.
Two new systems seek to raise the bar in driver monitoring, which until now has mainly interested insurance assessors gauging risks posed by awareness and driver fatigue.